A MANGLE PRESS

MAGIEL

A story of dying small businesses in Poland and the end of a certain era, the film includes the nostalgic memories of a mangle press owner. Something that once seemed to have been sustainable and ever‑lasting turns out to be useless in the new society. It is a private, unassuming story of a place that no one will need in a moment. The generation born after 1990 probably has no idea what starch is.

FILM REPRESENTED BY KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

Genre: Dokumentalny
Running time: 16
Year: 2010

Director: Adrianna Książek (Dunin-Wąsowicz)

Script: Adrianna Książek (Dunin-Wąsowicz)

DOP: Iwo Książek

Music: Konstancja Dunin-Wąsowicz

Editing: Adrianna Książek (Dunin-Wąsowicz)

Production company: Studio-11

About the director:

Born in Paris, director and editor. Co-director with Iwo Ksiazek of the documentary film „Kantor’s Circle“. In 2010, she directed the documentary film "A Mangle Press". In 2009, during the documentary film training „Aristoteles Workshop" (supported by the TV Channel Arte) she worked as a DoP and editor on the film „Cautare/Quest" directed by Ionut Piturescu, awarded in 2010 in Cannes. Graduate from a Master’s degree of Art History from the Sorbonne, a Master’s degree of Comparative Civilizations Studies from the Jagiellon University of Krakow and a Diploma of Theatre Studies from the University of Provence.

At festivals:

51st Krakow Film Festival, (screening)

11th Era New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland, 2011 (competition)

International Documentary Film Festival “Flahertiana 2012”, Russia, 2012 (screening)

Festival du Premier Film Documentaire „La Premiere Fois”, Aix en Provence, France, 2012 (competition)

"Cinema Verite" Iran International Documentary FilmFestival, Iran, 2012 (competition)